narrative of travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro

account of the native tribes

observations on the climate

geology and natural history of the Amazon valley

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English · 1853 · 14h 50m

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From 1848 - 1852, Alfred Russell Wallace travelled in Brazil, exploring the Amazon and Rio Negro rivers and tributaries. During these travels, he collected specimens, especially of insects, birds and other animals, and observed the people and their cultures, as well as the flora, fauna and geography of the region. Having worked as a surveyor, he charted the Rio Negro and Uaupes rivers. Wallace returned to Britain in 1852, but lost most of his notes and collection to a shipboard fire. The final section of "A narrative of...." contains "Remarks on the Vocabularies" written by R.G. Latham, M.D. There is also a long table of vocabularies of various Amazonian languages but this is not included in this recording. Those interested can find this table in the source text (https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/71436). (Summary by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan)

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Preface and Chapter I 31:27
Chapter II 52:50
Chapter III 51:53
Chapter IV 48:53
Chapter V 35:32
Chapter VI 47:49
Chapter VII 49:53
Chapter VIII 1:00:34
Chapter IX 1:08:12
Chapter X 1:11:14
Chapter XI 40:48
Chapter XII 46:53
Chapter XIII 54:38
Chapter XIV 46:14
Chapter XV 22:25
Chapter XVI 49:00
Chapter XVII 1:10:36
Appendix 7:23
Remarks on the Vocabularies, by RG Latham MD 34:25